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I had fever with nose block and there is no breathing difficulty. Should I worry?

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Dr. Vinodhini J.

Published At April 6, 2020
Reviewed AtApril 22, 2020

Patient's Query

Hi doctor,

All day I been have constant worry thinking something is wrong with me. I had a fever last week but all symptoms are finished. The only thing I feel I have is when I breathe through the nose it feels 5% blocked but I can breathe fine. Since the day I got unwell I have been feeling I have serious illness my whole body feels tense.

Answered by Dr. Sadaf Mustafa

Hello,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

Your concerns are valid in light of the current pandemic related to Coronavirus infection. The good news is that your symptoms have improved significantly and you can breathe much better than what you were feeling before. You also do not have any fever or shortness of breath (difficulty in taking a breath in and out). If anything I would say you are over the difficult part. You can try using a nasal spray that has steroids or Saline. You can also take an antihistamine if your nose is running which would include Loratadine among others. Since you are almost symptom-free I would suggest you wait another one week before coming in full contact with other people around you. It is hard to say if you had the Coronavirus infection or not but you are doing much better which is excellent news.

Please make sure that you are washing your hands thoroughly and cleaning the surfaces around you. I would also suggest wearing a mask at least for another one week.

Patient's Query

Ok thanks for the help. Yes I feel a lot better have no symptoms at all just feels like it when breathing through nose. I wanted to ask I have shoulder pain and tennis elbow am I ok to take naproxen the doctor prescribed me a few months ago for this pain. I heard that anti inflammatory are no good if you have cold or flu?
Answered by Dr. Sadaf Mustafa
Hello and welcome to icliniq, I would suggest taking acetaminophen 1 gm twice daily for the the next 1 week if not better than you can taken naproxen. Thank you and stay safe Dr. Mustafa, MD, FACP

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Dr. Sadaf Mustafa
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